Driving After the Crash Takes Readers on a Journey from Victim to Victory

Melissa Challenger once lived as we all hope to do. There was love and joy in her life; there was opportunity for her in a career that she loved; there was the warmth and security that comes from a happy home -- and there was the affection and loyalty of her pet dog, Barnie.

(PRWEB) November 6, 2008 -- In 30 seconds, on a warm, sunny August afternoon in 1999, it all came crashing down. A reckless act by the driver of a transport truck destroyed Melissa's car, sent her to hospital and set off a chain of events that sent Melissa's life into a horrible tailspin.

The accident itself was bad enough. But the real shock came later when Melissa found herself trying to deal with the post-crash trauma. There was the constant pain that ran through her neck, her shoulders and her head. Then came the drugs: the pain-killers, the narcotics, the anti-depressants. With the pain came fear; fear of being inside a vehicle and getting into another crash. Every facet of her life changed -- she could no longer do the things she loved: no more hiking, biking, jogging, bowling. She couldn't even go shopping for groceries. She was constantly fretful, fearful, and anxious and in a state of withdrawal from the world she once knew.

Chris Challenger, B.A.Kin, B.Ed, D.T., N.R.T., Driving Therapist, has just published a book that chronicles Melissa's painful journey. It's called Driving After the Crash - A Driving Anxiety Recovery Manual and it details fully the human price that is inevitably paid in the wake of a serious accident. The book is also an acknowledgement of the human spirit and details how someone can overcome their anxiety after a crash, just as Melissa found the strength to do.

In Driving After the Crash - A Driving Anxiety Recovery Manual, Chris explores the process of recovery for someone experiencing fear and anxiety when getting back behind the wheel. Driving anxiety can be a debilitating condition making all other areas of post-crash rehabilitation more difficult. Driving anxiety can be overcome, however, and in this book Chris explains what steps to take to reduce anxiety and increase confidence. It is a practical guide offering exercises that one can use in the vehicle when they are experiencing the anxiety, in order to counteract the negative feeling with positive experiences.

Driving After the Crash is a truly inspiring story, one that takes readers on a journey through Melissa's dramatic emotional and physical struggle, but also allows the reader to substitute their own story in. It is a book of survival, struggle and eventually hope.

Driving After the Crash

By Chris Challenger

ISBN: 9780981008400

$19.99

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